Take a Lot of Photos, and Share Them Online

This tip may sound obvious but it is the second part of this trick that makes all of the difference.

Share your favorite photos with loved ones via social media. This will enable you to communicate your experiences in realtime and thus avoid loneliness.

The secondary effect of this is that you get a visual log of your journey so that you can relive it later. There are lots of special small moments that I have only remembered because I saw a photo of the experience later.

Book Twin Beds

This sounds strange at first but is quite helpful because it gives you a small area that you get to control when you feel out of control of the new world around you. Note: Getting two twin beds costs the same as getting one larger bed at most hotels.

The first bed is for sleeping on. Woah!

The second bed is for unpacking. Having a specific area which is completely under your control is a wonderful feeling when you don’t have control over anything else :-p

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While I do go grocery shopping (that’s how I walked into a store in Prague and found myself surrounded by cannabis infused EVERYTHING! Cookies, lollipops, vodka, chocolate… I was so kicked! :D), I stick to buying fruits and stuff. I prefer to eat food at local restaurants, even if I’m by myself.
That way I get to eat the local cuisine and get an idea of how the locals live.

Also, when you’re traveling alone, it helps to hire a guide to take your around. That way you have someone who is a local to take you around places. When I was on Prague, I hired a segway tour guide. It was so much fun going around Prague in a segway, learning about the history of the place through a local’s eyes.

My impression is that the joy of traveling alone varies by location and chance experiences. I have had wonderful times both alone and with friends when abroad. :-)

Kate L.

The word you’re thinking of is ‘forte,’ which I’ve heard pronounced both like the military installation, and with two syllables, ending in ‘-Tay.’ Though I’m far from expert, you may have created a new French “word” here – which goes with the spirit of taking risks and trying something new that is a big aspect of your blog!

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